Sentences with phrase «neonicotinoid insecticides»
"Neonicotinoid insecticides" are a type of chemicals used to kill insects that harm crops. They work by attacking the nervous system of insects. Full definition
A Review of Research into the Effects of Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Bees, with Recommendations for Action.
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In the U.K., three species have gone extinct,» explains Dave Goulson of the University of Stirling, U.K., co-author of a study that looked at the long - term impact of neonicotinoid insecticides on bumblebees.
Seed treatments questioned In North America and parts of Europe, many seeds now are coated with neonicotinoid insecticides before planting.
Beekeepers and activists are suing the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for not banning neonicotinoid insecticides.
Growers rely on this and related neonicotinoid insecticides to protect their crops.
Many blame neonicotinoid insecticides — a new type of insecticide related to nicotine that attacks the nervous system of the insects and is deemed less toxic than organophosphates — although not everyone agrees.
The discussion on the banning of neonicotinoid insecticides made clear they are used systemically, starting as a seed dressing which...
«Neonicotinoid insecticides serve as inadvertent insect contraceptives» by Straub et al. published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Wednesday 27h July.
Widespread occurrence of neonicotinoid insecticides in streams in a high corn and soybean producing region, USA.
In 2013, the European Commission acted to protect bees by restricting the use of three neonicotinoid insecticides within the twenty - eight countries of the European Union.
Although that began prior to 2006, what did almost precisely coincide with the initial outbreaks of CCD was the emergence of widespread commercial treatment of corn seed with neonicotinoid insecticides.
I am sorry to say that the European Union did not vote to suspend the use of neonicotinoid insecticides, a...
Tracking the effects of a neonicotinoid insecticide on migratory songbirds.
The research is the first time scientists have looked into how both species respond to field - realistic - levels of the neonicotinoid insecticide «clothianidin» which was banned for use on flowering crops by the European Union in 2013.
I am very pleased that a sound scientific risk approach has been taken by the European Union in its decision not to suspend use of neonicotinoid insecticides, as proposed last year (7 April 2012, p 18).
Neonicotinoid insecticides are neurotoxic and used around the world on broad varieties of crops, including common fruits and vegetables, through spray, soil and seed applications.
The researchers found that bumblebees exposed to a realistic level of a neonicotinoid insecticide (thiamethoxam) collected more pollen but took longer to do so than control bees.
More than 70 per cent had been treated with neonicotinoid insecticides, which are strongly suspected of being bad for bees.
C. Manjon et al., «Unravelling the molecular determinants of bee sensitivity to neonicotinoid insecticides,» Current Biology, doi: 10.1016 / j.cub.2018.02.045, 2018.
Citation: Kimura - Kuroda J, Komuta Y, Kuroda Y, Hayashi M, Kawano H (2012) Nicotine - Like Effects of the Neonicotinoid Insecticides Acetamiprid and Imidacloprid on Cerebellar Neurons from Neonatal Rats.
Seed coating with a neonicotinoid insecticide negatively affects wild bees.
In a review of recent evidence, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released a statement that two neonicotinoid insecticides may affect the developing human nervous system.